Internal ultraviolet therapy
AssigneeCedars-Sinai Medical Center
InventorsAli Rezaie, Mark Pimentel, Gil Y. Melmed, Ruchi Mathur, Gabriela Guimaraes Sousa Leite
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Abstract
A UV light delivery device for performing intra-corporeal ultraviolet therapy is provided. The device includes an elongated body separated by a proximal end and a distal end. The device also includes a UV light source configured to be received at the receiving space. In some examples, the UV light source is configured to emit light with wavelengths with significant intensity between 320 nm and 410 nm and is utilized in conjunction with an endotracheal tube or a nasopharyngeal airway.
Claims20
A method of treating a patient for an infectious condition and/or an inflammatory condition inside the patient's body, the method comprising:
- inserting a delivery tube inside an intra-corporeal patient cavity;
- and
- emitting UV-A light in the range of 335-350 nm from at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source connected to the delivery tube,
- wherein the at least one UV-light source is configured to emit the UV-A light at wavelengths in the range of 335-350 nm outward from the delivery tube for a threshold duration and a threshold intensity.
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